Criminal defense attorney Johnny Griffin discusses the legal angles in the case involving a 15-year-old boy accused of luring an 8-year-old girl into his apartment and killing her.

Criminal defense attorney Johnny Griffin discusses the legal angles in the case involving a 15-year-old boy accused of luring an 8-year-old girl into his apartment and killing her.

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Updated: 11:08 PM PDT Jul 28, 2015

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WEBVTT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS THE CRIME DOES MAKE THE TEEN ELIGIBLE TO BE TRIED AS AN ADULT, BUT ANY DECISION ON THE SPECIFIC CHARGES WILL BE MADE AT A LATER TIME, AND WITH US IS JOHNNY GRIFFIN. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING CHARGED AS A JUVENILE AND BEING CHARGED AS AN ADULT? MR. GRIFFI N: IF THEY DETERMINE THERE WERE SUFFICIENT FACTS TO SUPPORT AND JUSTIFY A 15-YEAR-OLD CHILD BEING CHARGED AS AN ADULT, FACING THE SAME CONSEQUENCES AS AN ADULT, THEN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL FILE THOSE CHARGES. HERE, THERE IS SO MUCH THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CAUSE OF DEATH AND HOW IT OCCURRED. KELLIE: WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THAT INFORMATION, AND THE POLICE CHIEF WOULD NOT TALK ABOUT THAT, AND WE WILL BE LEARNING THAT IN THE DAYS TO COME, BUT BEING CHARGED AS AN ADULT, IS A 15-YEAR-OLD ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY? MR. GRIFFIN: NO, THEY WOULD NOT PERMIT A DEATH PENALTY FOR A CRIME THAT WAS COMMITTED WHILE YOU WERE A MINOR, BUT HE COULD BE SUBJECT TO LIFE IN PRISON OR 25 YEARS TO LIFE. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE COULD NOT GET OUT SOME TIME. HE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO INCARCERATION AS AN ADULT. KELLIE: WE KNOW A 15-YEAR-OLD, A NEIGHBOR, AND WE WERE JUST SPEAKING WITH OUR GUEST TONIGHT -- HOW DO YOU THINK THIS WILL PLAY OUT WITH THE PARENTS AND THOSE INVOLVED? WHAT ARE YOU SEEING AS HAPPENING HERE? MR. GRIFFIN: IT IS A TRAGEDY. THE 15-YEAR-OLD, IF HE IS INVOLVED, TO BE ENGAGED IN THIS KIND OF CONDUCT, SOMETHING WAS GOING ON WITH THIS CHILD AT CAUSED HIM TO DO THAT, SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THE ATTORNEYS

Expert talks about possible consequences in 8-year-old's death

Criminal defense attorney Johnny Griffin discusses the legal angles in the case involving a 15-year-old boy accused of luring an 8-year-old girl into his apartment and killing her.